Maryland Room Gallery: Hornbake Showcase
Fall 2002 - Spring 2003
The Hornbake Showcase is a spectacular series of events highlighting the valuable collections that reside in the University of Maryland's R. Lee Hornbake Library. This Showcase celebrates not only the collections themselves, but also the recent renovations that have transformed the library into an elegant setting in which to serve your needs.
- April 13, 2003: A Salute
to Katherine Anne Porter (Lecture and panel discussion)
To honor this important American author, whose papers and library consititute the University of Maryland's largest and most distinguished literary manuscript collection, the Libraries are planning activities that include a lecture, performance, and panel discussion.
- April 8, 2003: Arthur
Gutman Collection of Menckeniana (Lecture)
A Mencken scholar will present a lecture on this esteemed collection. The reception will honor Arthur Gutman for his generous gift of Menckeniana materials.
- March 1, 2003: Vox Pop
Goes to War (Lecture by Michael Henry)
The Library of American Broadcasting's Michael Henry will give a presentation on the radio interview program Vox Pop. Highlights include Vox Pop's World War II morale-boosting activities and travels to almost 300 military bases, hospitals, and war plants to interview thousands of servicemen and women from 1932 to 1948.
- January 30, 2003: The
Mystery of Sesame Street (Lecture by Dr. Robert Morrow)
For many parents and activists, Sesame Street became a model for other TV producers to follow, but very few did. Why not? To answer this question, historian Dr. Robert Morrow will talk about the many different ways that observers made sense of Big Bird's success.
- November 14, 2002: The
George Levitine Collection (Lecture by Dr. Wheelock)
Mrs. Eda Levitine generously donated the 2,000-volume collection of her late husband Dr. George Levitine, distinguished art historian and founding chair of the Department of Art History at the University of Maryland. The Art Library and Hornbake Library share this magnificent collection of valuable rare books, in addition to several titles, mostly from France in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, concerning art, artists, cultural analysis, and the discussion of matters of tastes and esthetics.
- November 7, 2002: Conserving
Testudo (Talk by conservator Cathy Hawks)
Conservator Cathy Hawks will present a slide presentation on her analysis and conservation treatment of the original Testudo, the diamondback terrapin that served as the model for the statue of our University of Maryland mascot. Nearing the 70th reunion, members of the Class of 1933 will be recognized for donating the first statue of the university's mascot and for their contributions to this vital preservation project.
- October 30, 2002: Highlights
of the James Bruce Collection
James Bruce was a prominent financier, political leader, and U.S. Ambassador to Argentina during the Peron era. In honor of his daughter, Louise Bruce, who donated and funded the processing of this magnificent collection, several items from the collection will be on display with a unique opportunity to learn more about the collection from the curator processing the materials.
- October 3, 2002: Leonardo's
Laptop (Lecture by Dr. Ben Shneiderman)
The old computer was about what computers could do; the new computing is about what users can do. Dr. Shneiderman will guide us toard embracing the New Computing Technologies. A reception and book signing will honor Dr. Shneiderman's recent gift of his personal papers.
- Fall 2002: From Vision
to Reality: The Life of Harry Clifton Byrd
A reception to celebrate an exhibit documenting the life and accomplishments of Harry Clifton Byrd, considered by many to be the father and builder of the modern University of Maryland.
